“There are evils
that have the ability to survive identification and go on forever... money, for instance, or war.” --
Saul Bellow (Canadian born American Novelist, 1915-2005)
A DOI, or Digital Object Identifier, is to a Web document what ISBN,
International Standard Book Number, is to printed books. It is a registered, unique identifier of a
work.
This means that when you find an article of interest and include the DOI in your
cite, readers will be able to locate the article no matter how the URL changes
in the meantime.
For example, let’s say you find the following article …
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Petroleum Science and Technology, Volume 30, Issue 15,
2012, pages 1619-1628, DOI:10.1080/10916466.2010.509071
Desulfurization From Model of Gasoline by
Extraction With Synthesized [BF4]−- and [PF6]−-based Ionic Liquids
N. Farzin Nejad a,b, E. Shams b, M. Adibi c, A.
A. Miran Beigi a & S. K. Torkestani a
a Analytical Department, Research Institute of Petroleum Industry, Tehran, Iran
b Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Isfahan, Isfahan,
Iran
c Chemistry and Petrochemicals Division, Research Institute of Petroleum
Industry, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Reports
the synthesis and testinf of 1-octyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate,
[OMIM][BF4], and 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate,
[BMIM][PF6], ionic liquids for their capability to desulfurize model gasoline.
Results demonstrate that the aromatic sulfur compounds with higher
π-electron density were favorably adsorbed. They also show that [BF4]−-based
ionic liquid displays higher extraction efficiencies than [PF6]−-based
ionic liquid. The extractive ability of the imidazolium ionic liquids was
dominated by the structure of cation and anion.
Full Text Source (Subscription or Fee): http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10916466.2010.509071
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In this example, the URL for the article is: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10916466.2010.509071
But what if Taylor & Francis does a radical reorg of its Web, and the URL
changes? Or, what if Taylor &
Francis ceases to exist, and some other publisher inherits the article?
If you have the DOI, you will be able to find the article with minimal
effort. So, in this example, if you
paste DOI:10.1080/10916466.2010.509071 into the Google search box, it will lead you
directly to the article.
More
information on the DOI concept is available at the Bowker DOI Web: http://www.usdoi.org/index.php?page=why_use_DOI
Friday, January 25, 2013
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Conference Alert: Heavy Oil
“There is always
a heavy demand for fresh
mediocrity. In every generation the least cultivated taste has the largest
appetite.” -- Paul Gauguin (French painter, printmaker, and sculptor,
1848-1903)
Praxis (www.praxis-global.com) is presenting a number of events in 2013, including the 5th Global Heavy Oil Management 2013 Praxis Interactive Technology Workshop, 25 Mar 2013 - 28 Mar 2013, Port of Spain,Trinidad and Tobago
Shown below is a list of other Praxis events listed on its Web. This might be a site worth bookmarking.
source: http://www.praxis-global.com/newsAndEvents.aspx
Praxis (www.praxis-global.com) is presenting a number of events in 2013, including the 5th Global Heavy Oil Management 2013 Praxis Interactive Technology Workshop, 25 Mar 2013 - 28 Mar 2013, Port of Spain,Trinidad and Tobago
Shown below is a list of other Praxis events listed on its Web. This might be a site worth bookmarking.
source: http://www.praxis-global.com/newsAndEvents.aspx
Friday, January 11, 2013
Writing a Paper in APA (or any other) Format
Writing a Paper in APA (or any other) Format
“Had I been present at the creation, I would have given some useful hints for the better ordering of the universe.” -- Alphonso X 'the Wise' (Spanish King of Castile & Leon 1252-1282; patron of learning. 1221-1284)
Formatting the references you cite in the papers you submit to journals and conferences can be as grueling as writing the paper itself.
Here are a couple of helpful hints on using MS Word that can ease the pain.
Tip #1: Use the right Word template
If you are using the APA Sixth Edition rules, for example, click File, New. Then search for APA. Select the appropriate template, and click Download. The result will be a document preformatted along APA guidelines.
Tip # 2: Use the Reference tab
Imagine that you want to cite the following article …
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Particuology
Volume 10, Issue 4, August 2012, Pages 468–474
Hydrodesulfurization catalyst prepared by urea-matrix combustion method
Dongmei Jiao (a), Yeyong Ma (b), Fahai Cao (c)
a School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, China
b Luoyang Petrochemical Complex of SINOPEC, 1 Zhongyuan Road, Luoyang, China
c Petro-Cyber Works Information Technology Co., Ltd., 192 Eshan Road, Shanghai, China
Source: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.partic.2012.01.001
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In Word, click the References tab. In the Style drop down box, select APA Sixth Edition, if that is the style you are following. In the Insert Citation drop down box, click Add New Source.
This produces a form with labeled boxes for each of the items of information you need for the particular Type of Source you are citing. Select the appropriate Type of Source, fill in the form, and click OK.
When you click OK, the cited source will appear in APA approved form within the text of your paper.
Continue adding sources in this way until you are at the end of your paper.
The final step is to create your APA formatted references page. To do so, click Bibliography, then click Insert Bibliography (see screen shot below). Magically, every source you inserted during the course of your paper will appear on your References page in accordance with APA rules.
Writing a paper is difficult. Ease the burden with intelligent use of MS-Word.
“Had I been present at the creation, I would have given some useful hints for the better ordering of the universe.” -- Alphonso X 'the Wise' (Spanish King of Castile & Leon 1252-1282; patron of learning. 1221-1284)
Formatting the references you cite in the papers you submit to journals and conferences can be as grueling as writing the paper itself.
Here are a couple of helpful hints on using MS Word that can ease the pain.
Tip #1: Use the right Word template
If you are using the APA Sixth Edition rules, for example, click File, New. Then search for APA. Select the appropriate template, and click Download. The result will be a document preformatted along APA guidelines.
Tip # 2: Use the Reference tab
Imagine that you want to cite the following article …
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Particuology
Volume 10, Issue 4, August 2012, Pages 468–474
Hydrodesulfurization catalyst prepared by urea-matrix combustion method
Dongmei Jiao (a), Yeyong Ma (b), Fahai Cao (c)
a School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, China
b Luoyang Petrochemical Complex of SINOPEC, 1 Zhongyuan Road, Luoyang, China
c Petro-Cyber Works Information Technology Co., Ltd., 192 Eshan Road, Shanghai, China
Source: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.partic.2012.01.001
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In Word, click the References tab. In the Style drop down box, select APA Sixth Edition, if that is the style you are following. In the Insert Citation drop down box, click Add New Source.
This produces a form with labeled boxes for each of the items of information you need for the particular Type of Source you are citing. Select the appropriate Type of Source, fill in the form, and click OK.
When you click OK, the cited source will appear in APA approved form within the text of your paper.
Continue adding sources in this way until you are at the end of your paper.
The final step is to create your APA formatted references page. To do so, click Bibliography, then click Insert Bibliography (see screen shot below). Magically, every source you inserted during the course of your paper will appear on your References page in accordance with APA rules.
Writing a paper is difficult. Ease the burden with intelligent use of MS-Word.
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Pop Quiz on Copyright
"Only one
thing is impossible for God: to find any sense in any copyright law on the planet." - Mark Twain's Notebook,
1902-1903
Posit: You find a PDF version of the following paper delivered at a conference …
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Environmental Science and Pollution Research
Volume 19, Number 8 (2012), 3491-3497
Thermophilic desulfurization of dibenzothiophene and different petroleum oils by Klebsiella sp. 13T
Sumedha Bhatia (sumedha.25@gmail.com) and Durlubh K. Sharma (sharmadk@ces.iitd.ernet.in)
Center for Energy Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, 110016 India
Free Full Text Source: http://www.springerlink.com/content/r5u65r843m8l2112/
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Question: Can you assume that it is OK to download the file and email it to 20 colleagues?
Answer: No. Just because anybody else with access to the Internet could find and download the file does not mean that you have the right to redistribute it.
Question: But you are not trying to sell it.
Answer: Doesn’t matter. Without written permission from the owner of the copyright, you can’t do anything except download it for personal use.
Question: So you can send an email to the author requesting permission to distribute the file, right?
Answer: Depends. The author may not own the copyright to his or her own article. The copyright holder may be the journal in which the article appears, or the parent company of the journal in which it appears.
OK, that’s enough to constitute food for thought. The point is, copyright is a very complicated issue. It is far more complicated than it should be, as far as I am concerned, and the whole structure is so flimsy that it is teetering on the verge of collapse. But until it actually disintegrates under its own weight, be very careful about how you use anybody else’s stuff.
Gluttons for punishment can delve deeper into copyright chaos by visiting the Copyright Clearance Center (http://www.copyright.com/)
Posit: You find a PDF version of the following paper delivered at a conference …
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Environmental Science and Pollution Research
Volume 19, Number 8 (2012), 3491-3497
Thermophilic desulfurization of dibenzothiophene and different petroleum oils by Klebsiella sp. 13T
Sumedha Bhatia (sumedha.25@gmail.com) and Durlubh K. Sharma (sharmadk@ces.iitd.ernet.in)
Center for Energy Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, 110016 India
Free Full Text Source: http://www.springerlink.com/content/r5u65r843m8l2112/
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Question: Can you assume that it is OK to download the file and email it to 20 colleagues?
Answer: No. Just because anybody else with access to the Internet could find and download the file does not mean that you have the right to redistribute it.
Question: But you are not trying to sell it.
Answer: Doesn’t matter. Without written permission from the owner of the copyright, you can’t do anything except download it for personal use.
Question: So you can send an email to the author requesting permission to distribute the file, right?
Answer: Depends. The author may not own the copyright to his or her own article. The copyright holder may be the journal in which the article appears, or the parent company of the journal in which it appears.
OK, that’s enough to constitute food for thought. The point is, copyright is a very complicated issue. It is far more complicated than it should be, as far as I am concerned, and the whole structure is so flimsy that it is teetering on the verge of collapse. But until it actually disintegrates under its own weight, be very careful about how you use anybody else’s stuff.
Gluttons for punishment can delve deeper into copyright chaos by visiting the Copyright Clearance Center (http://www.copyright.com/)
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